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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 6284575" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 109b - Nbed</strong></p><p></p><p>The trail led through trees that had been blackened, twisted and mutated. There wasn't time to inspect the foliage closely and still keep up with Redcoat, but even in passing it was evident that something was very wrong here. Frills of tendrils clung to gnarled branches, leaves were slick with a foul-smelling substance.</p><p> </p><p>It wasn't long before they came to a clearing. In the centre stood a towering tree bearing many huge and wicked-looking thorns. Upon many of these thorns the bodies of satyrs had been cruelly skewered. Piles of bodies lay beneath the tree, covered with sticky webs. Moving among them was a fat-bodied birdlike creature with four long, spindly legs and vestigial wings. Leon thought that it must be some kind of demon. It chose one corpse, picked it up and impaled it on the tree. Only when the satyr let out a final groan was it evident he had not been dead to begin with.</p><p> </p><p>Redcoat let out a cry of rage and the infernal bird noticed the intruders. With a grating squawk, charged towards them, flapping its useless wings. They attacked it and found that its legs were as hard as iron, but its body was beyond the easy reach of their weapons. It grabbed Redcoat with one fore-claw, dragged him back to the tree and thrust him onto a thorn. Ascodel's magic protected the bear from the worst of this and from his new vantage, Redcoat was able to swipe at the thing's fat body. When he wounded it, noxious black vapour began to escape, poisoning those who came close. Ascodel toppled the bird with more storm magic and they redoubled their attacks while it struggled to right itself.</p><p> </p><p>At that moment, four black fey appeared at the edge of the clearing. Leon had spotted a few of them as he stole through the army camp. But these elves of night moved with a strange gait, like hungry beasts, not the graceful elves they were. Behind them, two more figures materialized on top of a low rise, seeming to form from black clouds that had emerged from the forest: One was a a black fey woman, beautiful and proud; the other was a tall and menacing satyr in full plate armour, bearing a heavy shield and a curved red sword.</p><p> </p><p>"Nbed, my love, these mortals are hounding our poor shrike. Put a stop to it, would you, please?"</p><p> </p><p>"With pleasure, mistress Thania," Nbed responded. In an instant, Nbed was alongside Leon, having leapt a huge distance in a single bound. But instead of striking the tiefling, he stared deep into his eyes and said, "I am Nbed and I am hungry. You shall be my food." Disturbingly, Leon experienced deja vu once again and the strong feeling that Nbed had been, or would be, an ally.</p><p> </p><p>"Stop playing with them!" Thania scolded. Nbed struck out with his red sword, wounding Leon, who teleported away. So Nbed leaped again, and attacked Redcoat instead, feinting before he struck the bear, and driving his sword home very deeply. The bear roared in agony and staggered back, feeling his life-force drained by the crimson metal.</p><p> </p><p>Leon, Ascodel and Redcoat kept up their attacks on the shrike, hoping to rid themselves of at least one dangerous foe. Their effort was hampered when Thania ordered the rest of her warriors to attack, and then wove a magical enchantment over Ascodel, who lowered his sword and did not resist as she approached and reached out to bite him. She was a vampire! Leon realised that it might be possible to reason with Nbed if they could free him from her domination, but that was easier said than done: Nbed was fast, heavily armoured and extremely dangerous. Redcoat was already reeling from his blows.</p><p> </p><p>Though the shrike was dead, the fight went from bad to worse. Ascodel tried to shrug off the vampire's influence, but she was able to sway him repeatedly, and when Redcoat fell to one of Nbed's terrible blows, Leon turned and fled into the trees, seeking to recover from his own deep wounds before it was too late.</p><p> </p><p>Thania gave a cry like the call of a huntress, and Leon thought he could hear the sounds of pursuit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 6284575, member: 79141"] [b]Session 109b - Nbed[/b] The trail led through trees that had been blackened, twisted and mutated. There wasn't time to inspect the foliage closely and still keep up with Redcoat, but even in passing it was evident that something was very wrong here. Frills of tendrils clung to gnarled branches, leaves were slick with a foul-smelling substance. It wasn't long before they came to a clearing. In the centre stood a towering tree bearing many huge and wicked-looking thorns. Upon many of these thorns the bodies of satyrs had been cruelly skewered. Piles of bodies lay beneath the tree, covered with sticky webs. Moving among them was a fat-bodied birdlike creature with four long, spindly legs and vestigial wings. Leon thought that it must be some kind of demon. It chose one corpse, picked it up and impaled it on the tree. Only when the satyr let out a final groan was it evident he had not been dead to begin with. Redcoat let out a cry of rage and the infernal bird noticed the intruders. With a grating squawk, charged towards them, flapping its useless wings. They attacked it and found that its legs were as hard as iron, but its body was beyond the easy reach of their weapons. It grabbed Redcoat with one fore-claw, dragged him back to the tree and thrust him onto a thorn. Ascodel's magic protected the bear from the worst of this and from his new vantage, Redcoat was able to swipe at the thing's fat body. When he wounded it, noxious black vapour began to escape, poisoning those who came close. Ascodel toppled the bird with more storm magic and they redoubled their attacks while it struggled to right itself. At that moment, four black fey appeared at the edge of the clearing. Leon had spotted a few of them as he stole through the army camp. But these elves of night moved with a strange gait, like hungry beasts, not the graceful elves they were. Behind them, two more figures materialized on top of a low rise, seeming to form from black clouds that had emerged from the forest: One was a a black fey woman, beautiful and proud; the other was a tall and menacing satyr in full plate armour, bearing a heavy shield and a curved red sword. "Nbed, my love, these mortals are hounding our poor shrike. Put a stop to it, would you, please?" "With pleasure, mistress Thania," Nbed responded. In an instant, Nbed was alongside Leon, having leapt a huge distance in a single bound. But instead of striking the tiefling, he stared deep into his eyes and said, "I am Nbed and I am hungry. You shall be my food." Disturbingly, Leon experienced deja vu once again and the strong feeling that Nbed had been, or would be, an ally. "Stop playing with them!" Thania scolded. Nbed struck out with his red sword, wounding Leon, who teleported away. So Nbed leaped again, and attacked Redcoat instead, feinting before he struck the bear, and driving his sword home very deeply. The bear roared in agony and staggered back, feeling his life-force drained by the crimson metal. Leon, Ascodel and Redcoat kept up their attacks on the shrike, hoping to rid themselves of at least one dangerous foe. Their effort was hampered when Thania ordered the rest of her warriors to attack, and then wove a magical enchantment over Ascodel, who lowered his sword and did not resist as she approached and reached out to bite him. She was a vampire! Leon realised that it might be possible to reason with Nbed if they could free him from her domination, but that was easier said than done: Nbed was fast, heavily armoured and extremely dangerous. Redcoat was already reeling from his blows. Though the shrike was dead, the fight went from bad to worse. Ascodel tried to shrug off the vampire's influence, but she was able to sway him repeatedly, and when Redcoat fell to one of Nbed's terrible blows, Leon turned and fled into the trees, seeking to recover from his own deep wounds before it was too late. Thania gave a cry like the call of a huntress, and Leon thought he could hear the sounds of pursuit. [/QUOTE]
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